In many countries, ___46___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. ___47___, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.
But this type of housing, ___48___(call) co-housing, is gaining ___49__ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has ___50___ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with __51___ kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities ___52___ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ___53___ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play ___54___, which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for ___55 ___ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.